The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-26

In simple, homely language he told of his
search for his wife, his visit to the village at.
ter receiving her letter, his meeting with her,
not knowing or caring whether her second
husband was at the house or away-and OF
receiving her promise to meet him at the rail-
way station and depart with him next day.
AT the hour the murder was committed he
was alone in his bed room, trying to pass
away the time with pipe. He asserted he
never saw Chapman in his life, and had no
desire to do him any harm nor any enmity
whatever against him. He simply wanted
his wife. He would have been willing to tell
the story to Chapman, but his wife preferred
to tell it herself, and he was satisfied.
The landlord of the hotel where Hermann
had stopped said he did not know whether
the prisoner was in his room at the hour of
the murder. He paid little attention to his
guests except about meal hours. He remem-
bered sending up some beer, but did not know
what hour it was at the time.
Here the case rested.
Some of the men in the crowd dropped out
with hard look in their faces. 1t was evil
dent Hermann's doom was sealed.
He was certain of few hours respite, but
once the sun went down those men would
surely gather around the prison, the doors
be burst open, and within few minutes the
victims body would dangle from the limb of
a tree, while his soul winged its flight to the
greater Judge of all. 1t had occurred so of
ten before that every one knew what the de.
parture OF the "vigilantes' meant for the priso-
ner. Probably the latter guessed it himself,
but if so his looks did not betray the fact
He was apparently cool and selfpossessed
certainly neither dazed nor frightened.
He was led back to the prison while the
judge went through the form of preparing
an indictment. No one knew better than the
judge himself that this was farce.
The sun was beginning to sink below the
Western prairies, when man rushed into the
judges residence in state of wild excite
ment. 1t was the constable who had arrest
ed Hermann
"For heavens sake, judge" he exclaimed,
"come with me to the prison! That man is
innocent The real murderer has been ar
rested-one of the Buzzard gang whom we
have been hunting for months. Chapmans
money and watch have been found on him."
Judge and constable rushed to the prison.
"Hello!" he shouted at the top ofhis voice.
81 want to speak to all Of you"
The fast increasing crowd gathered near
Then the judge ordered the constable to tell
the story.
Duck Buzzard jagged -hurrahr shouted
the crowd. Lets go for him, boysm
Hermann was liberated there and then with
out waiting for legal forms. ~ will fetch
your wife; wait at my house for her." said
the judge, kindly.
And here occurs the strange part
of the story. Why or how it was The nara
tor can not explain, but Hermann absolutely
refused to see the woman. He went to the
railroad station and sat in dark corner until
q train came along.
Nearly two years passed. About month
ago he met his wife accidentally in Chicago.
Old acquaintance was renewed and the old
love reasserted itself The marriage license
and the marriage followed in due course
That saved troublesome explanations. And
if Hermann had any superstitious ideas that
the fates had decreed against his union to the
one woman the world had for him they are
all gone.-Chicdg0 Tribune.